Measuring an accelerating universe: Brian Schmidt’s Nobel Lecture

The Nobel Lecture of physics laureate Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University has been placed online. A video of Professor Schmidt’s lecture, “The Path to Measuring an Accelerating Universe”, is available here.

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The Nobel Lecture of physics laureate Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University has been placed online.

A video of Professor Schmidt’s lecture, “The Path to Measuring an Accelerating Universe”, is available here.

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